Dutch Regulator Fines Uber €290 Million for GDPR Violations in Data Transfers to U.S.
Uber was fined a record €290 million ($324 million) by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) for allegedly breaking EU data protection regulations while transferring private driver information to the United States.
Uber was judged by the Dutch DPA to have improperly safeguarded the personal information of European taxi drivers when it came to these transfers, even though the company had transferred the data to the U.S.
According to the data protection watchdog, the action violates the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in a "serious" way. The food delivery, courier, and ride-hailing services have stopped the practice in response.
Uber is thought to have gathered sensitive driver data and stored it on servers located in the United States for more than two years read mor...